Sara Cox set to become first female referee to officiate in a Premiership game

Premiership Rugby will have its first ever female referee as Sara Cox has been confirmed as match official for the weekend's fixture.

Cox became the first female referee to be awarded a central contract by the Rugby Football Union in 2016 and last year she became the first female assistant referee in English rugby's top flight.

She also was the first woman to take charge of an English top-tier game in the Premiership Rugby Cup in 2018 in Northampton's 15-14 win over Wasps.

"Huge congratulations to Sara Cox," Premiership Rugby tweeted.

"She'll become the first woman to referee a #GallagherPrem league game on Saturday.

"Continually making history."